How do you pronounce sclerosis?

The recorded pronunciation is /skləˈɹoʊ.sɪs/.

sclerosis

/skləˈɹoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: scle-ro-sis
IPA: /skləˈɹoʊ.sɪs/

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Meaning

noun

The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Inability to create change or excessive resistance to change.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease."
"Suppressing dissent dooms the society to sclerosis, decline and collapse."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”), from σκληρόω (sklēróō, “to harden”), from σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”); by surface analysis, sclero- + -osis.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)kelh₁-, σκλήρωσις

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /skləˈɹoʊ.sɪs/
British English: /skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scleroses (plural)

Derived Forms

acrosclerosis adenosclerosis angiosclerosis arteriosclerosis arthrosclerosis atherosclerosis cardiosclerosis cerebrosclerosis craniosclerosis dermatosclerosis encephalosclerosis Eurosclerosis

Phrases

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disseminated sclerosis lateral sclerosis multiple cerebral sclerosis multiple sclerosis systemic sclerosis tuberous sclerosis

Frequently Paired Words

sclera scleroderma sclerosant sclerose sclerotherapy sclerotic

Synonyms

hardening fibrosis induration

Rhymes With

diagnosis prognosis hypnosis psychosis fibrosis necrosis cirrhosis thrombosis symbiosis neurosis meiosis acidosis